Rizza Maniego-Eala

Rosemarie "Rizza" Maniego-Eala (born 1968 or 1969) is a Filipino businesswoman and former competitive swimmer. She was a bronze medalist in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the 1985 SEA Games in Thailand. Maniego-Eala later pursued a corporate career and served as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Globe Telecom, one of the Philippines' largest telecommunications companies, from 2015 until her retirement in 2024. She is also the mother of tennis player Alexandra Eala.

Early life and swimming career Maniego-Eala comes from a family of athletes. She is one of three siblings raised by Roberto "Bobby" Maniego, a sports enthusiast who would make his children do sports drills. Rizza and her sister, Nikki Maniego (now Maniego-Cachuela), both became national swimmers, while their brother, J.R. Maniego also swam and later played tennis for the UP Fighting Maroons. Growing up, Rizza described herself as an introverted and fiercely dedicated athlete—"imagine being a swimmer… so many hours, like 5 or 6 hours a day just in the water," she recalled of her training routine.

Maniego-Eala was involved in swimming from a young age and became part of the Philippine national swimming team. She achieved her most notable sporting result at the 1985 SEA Games in Bangkok, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m backstroke event. She clocked a time of 1:11.36 in that event, finishing on the podium behind Indonesia's Ratna Pradipta and fellow Filipino swimmer Christine Jacob. Nikki also won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay event of the same tournament.

Business career Following college, Maniego-Eala entered the finance industry. Notably, she worked at NatWest Markets, where she rose to become Deputy Research Head.

By late 2015, Maniego-Eala was appointed acting Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Globe Telecom, and she was confirmed as the company's CFO soon in 2017. She concurrently held the titles of treasurer and chief risk officer during her tenure. Maniego-Eala served as Globe's CFO for approximately nine years, from 2015 until October 2024. During this period, Globe underwent significant financial initiatives and industry challenges, including major capital-raising efforts and infrastructure expansion, with Maniego-Eala overseeing the company's financial strategy.

Maniego-Eala also sat on the Board of Directors of Kickstart Ventures, Inc., a technology venture capital firm under Globe Telecom.

In September 2024, Globe Telecom announced that Maniego-Eala would step down from her CFO post effective October 15, 2024. They have two children: son Miko, a scholar at the Rafa Nadal Academy (RNA) who played for the Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions from 2020 to 2024; and daughter Alexandra, a professional tennis player who was also a scholar at the RNA and is a junior Grand Slam champion.

Awards and recognitions Maniego-Eala's leadership at Globe earned her widespread recognition in the Asian business community.

In 2020, she was conferred the title of Asia's Best CFO at the 10th Asian Excellence Awards organized by Corporate Governance Asia.

In 2023, FinanceAsias "Asia's Best Companies" poll granted Maniego-Eala a Best CFO (Bronze) award, placing her among the top chief financial officers in the region for that year.